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The pandemic has created stress and challenges for many individuals and families around the province. The University of British Columbia, BC Children’s Hospital Self Injurious Behavior Clinic and the Family Support Institute BC have received a grant to run a series of online training sessions with professional speakers.Topics will be related to self-injurious behaviors and treatment options, combined with a peer support model of connection for families to connect with other people who are faced with similar circumstances.
To collect input about training sessions topics, UBC and FSI have created an online survey available here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/8LHR7KT
“All of our lives have changed during COVID,” says Anita Clegg, a family member who sits on the CLBC North Region Community Council. “Whole families are deeply impacted. Parents and caregivers are very stressed out. Routines have been disrupted. Our sons and daughters having to comply with rules they don’t have the skills for. Losing jobs, friends, sports. Parents are scared their loved ones won’t be able to unlearn behaviours from this pandemic.”In a large, geographically spread out region, the pandemic made the most vulnerable individuals and families more difficult to reach. Families felt isolated in their struggles to support their loved ones at home while supports were available only virtually.
“Our Council needed some training on how to respond to these families,” says Anita, who sees the Council as a place in the community families can come to for information and resources.
Learn how the North Region Council, and other CLBC Community Councils across the province have risen to the challenges of the pandemic:
www.communitylivingbc.ca/community-councils/rising-to-the-challenge/